TIFF ’26
Platform Prize
The Platform programme champions films with bold directorial vision and distinctive storytelling. The Platform Prize is a prize of $20,000 CAD given to the best film in the programme, selected by an in-person international jury. Starting in 2026, the winner of the Platform Prize (non-English language) will be eligible for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
TIFF 2026 Platform Jury
Pablo Trapero is a producer, director, and writer. Every one of his feature films has screened at TIFF since 1999, most recently & Sons (TIFF ’25). His debut feature, Crane World (Mundo grúa), won an International Critics’ Week award at Venice, where he received the Silver Lion for Best Director in 2015 for The Clan. Trapero has directed several high-profile television series, including Gordon (2026). Trapero was named a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by France’s Ministry of Culture and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Amma Asante is an award-winning writer and director. With her debut feature, A Way of Life (TIFF ’04), she became the first Black director to win a BAFTA award for writing and directing a feature film. Her acclaimed films include Belle (TIFF ’13), A United Kingdom (TIFF ’16), and Where Hands Touch (TIFF ’18). Her television credits include Mrs. America, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Smilla’s Sense of Snow. Asante is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Sylvia Chang is a renowned actor, screenwriter, director, and producer whose career spans more than five decades and over 100 films. A multiple Hong Kong Film Award and Taipei Golden Horse Award winner, she received the Asian Film Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. She is devoted to fostering emerging talent through filmmaking and mentorship initiatives.
Luc Déry founded the production company micro_scope in 2002. He has produced over 30 features, all selected by major international festivals and together earning more than 100 awards. Both Incendies (TIFF ’10) and Monsieur Lazhar (TIFF ’11) were nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Other notable features include Gabrielle (TIFF ’13), Tu Dors Nicole (TIFF ’14), My Salinger Year, Drunken Birds (TIFF ’21), Viking (TIFF ’22), Shepherds (TIFF ’24), and Lovely Day (TIFF ’25).
Albert Lee has served as Executive Director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society since 2018. With more than four decades of experience spanning film production, distribution, exhibition, and corporate management, he has played a significant role in Hong Kong cinema’s Golden Age, having held senior positions at Golden Harvest and Emperor Motion Pictures. Lee is a member of the China Film Association, the Asia Pacific Screen Academy, and the Producers Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Past Prize Recipients
Title
Director
Country of Production
Year
To the Victory!
Valentyn Vasyanovych
Ukraine, Lithuania
2025
They Will Be Dust
Carlos Marqués-Marcet
Spain, Italy, Switzerland
2024
Dear Jassi
Tarsem Singh Dhandwar
India
2023
Riceboy Sleeps
Anthony Shim
Canada
2022
Yuni
Kamila Andini
Singapore, France, Indonesia, Australia
2021
Award not presented, due to the reduced program in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
2020
Martin Eden
Pietro Marcello
Italy, France
2019
Cities of Last Things
Wi Ding Ho
Taiwan, China, USA, France
2018
Sweet Country
Warwick Thornton
Australia
2017
Jackie
Pablo Larraín
United Kingdom
2016
Hurt
Alan Zweig
Canada
2015